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Multiple Olympic champion’s innovative educational chess programs Chess Palace and Chess Playground are set to be introduced into Chinese schools to help the younger generation prepare for the challenges of our future.

In the 21st century, chess is more than just a sport but an opportunity, at least according to Olympic chess champion Judit Polgár who believes that by learning the game we can also learn to handle the excessive amounts of data that, in the digital age, we are constantly facing on a daily basis.

Magnus Carlsen is leading in Biel with 2 points after the second round.
Follow the games live here.

The Condigne Dutch Open is a 9-round Swiss open tournament taking place from 24 July – 2 August 2018 in Dieren, Netherlands. The first prize is €3,000.

The 2018 British Chess Championship Major Open is an 9-round Swiss tournament taking place at Hull City Hall, Hull, England from 28 July to 5 August.

The Sueca Open is an 8-round Swiss tournament taking place from 23-29 July 2018 in Sueca, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

The RGCC Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 23-29 July 2018 at the Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga in Gijón, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

The best U.S. junior chess players return to Saint Louis, the “nation’s Chess Capital”, this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosts the U.S.

The Swiss Championship was a 10-player round-robin tournament which took place from 12-20 July 2018 in Lenzerheide.
In the same place were held few other tournaments.

Year 2018 is a special one for the people with visual impairments in Bulgaria.

The Xtracon Open is a huge 10-round tournament taking place in Elsinore, Denmark from 21-29 July 2018. It was previously known as the Politiken Cup before acquiring its new Danish IT company sponsor.